All Class 1 passenger vehicles will now need to pay hikes ranging from RM0.20 to RM2.30. The lowest toll adjustment comes from the Kajang-Seremban Highway (LEKAS) for the Semenyih toll plaza (from RM1.10 to RM1.30), the second highest is for its Setul toll plaza, the toll rates have been hiked up by as much as RM1.10 (from RM4.90 to RM6.00) while the highest increase (RM2.30) is registered on the Senai-Desaru Expressway at the Penawar toll plaza (from RM11.20 to RM13.50).

Elsewhere, ringgit hikes include the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Expressway (AKLEH) from RM1.50 to RM2.50, the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway at the Gombak toll plaza from RM5.00 to RM6.00, the Putrajaya toll plaza on the Maju Expressway (MEX) from RM2.50 to RM3.50, the SMART tunnel from RM2.00 to RM3.00 and all toll plazas situated on the Sprint Expressway.

No change in rates have been registered for the Kundang Timur and Kundang Barat toll plazas on the Kuala-Lumpur-Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR) which stays the same at RM1.30. Similarly, the same goes to the PJS 2 toll plaza on the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) which continues on with the same rate at RM1.00.

Refer to the table below to see the rate hikes for Class 1 vehicles:

Having spent a number of years as a journalist for a local paper, a marketing executive for a popular German automotive brand and a copywriter, Graham, a true-blue Sarawakian, knew he had to take the leap back into the motoring scene - and so he did. To him, nothing’s better than cruising for hours along a scenic route, in a car that’s designed and built for that purpose.

That’s because the bikes and cars in Vietnam are driven slowly (less than 40km/h) and people actually try to give way to one another.. and most of the time everyone gives way to pedestrians. Same goes for Cambodia.

But in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, traffic accidents are often fatal because the motorcyclists have a death wish and think they’re immortal.. until they become pasta sauce on the roads..

Profit projections that requires the government to guarantee their revenue.. crony banks that provide project loans at severely inflated interest rates.. the only reason why toll prices keep going up as per concessionaire agreements is because of the crony gravy train. You won’t see this bullshit in Scandinavian countries or even in Singapore for that matter.

Dont blame the politicians. They are just doing their GIVEN job to the BEST of their abilities and being paid well. Dumb politicians will always be dumb, rambling politicians will continue rambling and useless politicians will not suddenly become useful. There’s no radiation contamination yet in Malaysia to change all that. However I just wish after reading all these news, after a hearty dinner and while sleeping at night today, that the malaysian voters can grow an ounce of additional brain cell to at least remember all this come next election and make the best decision for themselves.

If only it would be as simple as that. But seeing what happened in Penang (toll abolish promise) and Selangor (water-gate and highway scandals), I do find that politicians on both divides belong to the same species, thick-skinned liars and extortioners.

There’s no guarantee that even when the new Govt take over, things will change for the better. It may get worse, I’ve already lost all hopes on our politicians.

There are no white knights in politics only the lesser of two evils. So choose the one you think is less evil in the next election.
Compare scandals on both sides and which do you think is worse? Compare policies and action taken so far by both sides. Remember the promises made by both sides and how many were delivered.
Then decide who to vote for.

Let’s express our gratitude towards the government for their effort in stimulating the economy during such harsh period, starting with squeezing money out from the rakyat ! Loud applause please. This is a good move. See how many cars on the road ? Economy sure get better in no time like this man.

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